Sunday, June 3, 2012

Civic Center Park Historic Landmark Designation Pending

Last
month, Mayor Michael Hancock said approval of the recommendation for
Denver's Civic Center "would shine a spotlight on this city treasure and
help to deliver Denver as a world-class city."

Safety professionals by the thousands are converging on Denver,
Colorado to attend ASSE's Safety 2012 at the downtown Colorado
Convention Center. They're arriving just as a National Park Service
advisory board considers a recommendation to designate the Denver Civic
Center as a National Historic Landmark. The request went before the
board May 22-23; if approved, it would be the first National Historic
Landmark designation in the city, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said.
The Denver Civic Center is located in central Denver, south of the
Central Business District at the intersection of Colfax Avenue and
Broadway. The recommendation includes Civic Center Park, Veteran's Park,
the McNichol's Building, the City and County Building, and the Colorado
State Capitol.
Hancock supported the recommendation May 15 during a meeting of the advisory board's Landmarks Committee.
"Civic Center serves as the keystone for the entire Denver Parks
system and sits literally where the city's cultural, community, and
commercial realms converge," he said during the meeting. "For Civic
Center to receive the honor of becoming a National Historic Landmark
would shine a spotlight on this city treasure and help to deliver Denver
as a world-class city."